The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, June 06, 2005

June 4-6, 2005


Top News

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Reporter under house arrest
SCMP, June 6, 2005
Ching Cheong was put under house arrest for investigation, according to an official notification from the State Security Bureau to the wife of the detained journalist. Yet, the Bureau did not give reasons for the delay in notification.
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZNJIYFA9E.html

Detention – Huang Qi (黃琦)
Cyber-dissident out of jail, gets house arrest
SCMP, June 6, 2005
Reporter Without Border reported that Huang Qi, a cyber dissident, had been released after severing 5 years in a Sichuan prison, but was warned not to leave his home in rural Sichuan without police permission. Huang was arrested in June 2000 for running a “subversive” website.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2CEMEK9E.html

Tibet
Tibetan Monk Held in Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2005
Jiagme Dasang, a 22 year old monk from Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai Province, was detained by the Huangzhong County Public Security Bureau after a daily prayer ceremony. He was alleged of having possible links with Tibetan separatist as a number of anti-government posters were noted in the monastery at the time of arrest.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/06/03/tibetan
_detain/


News

Children - Abuse
Suzhou orphanage forceful undergo hysterectomy operation for mental retarded girls: trials in court
福利院切除少女子宫案开庭
Ynet.com, June 4, 2005
http://china.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=5474229&pageno=1

Disaster
China Flooding Kills 204; 79 Missing
AP via YahooNews.com, June 5, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050605/ap_on_re_as/china_
floods/nc:731;_ylt=AjXfQDvf3GulxVZuk2Oy0GsBxg8F;_ylu=
X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Environment
290 cities suffered severe pollution, fail to reach environmental standard in cities
中国共有290个城市空气质量达不到居住区标准
EastDay.com, June 6, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node66408/userobject1ai1157280.html

Ecological ruin costs western provinces 150b yuan
SCMP, June 6, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ13SRGA9E.html

Environment / Law
Fisherman's wife battles to turn the tide against polluters
SCMP, June 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV3N3GA9E.html

Government – Governance and accountability
Progress made in rural grass-roots democratic institutional reforms
Xinhuanet.com, June 4, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/04/content_3043
813.htm

Survey on a program campaigning university students as rural officials in Hunan: a great success to bring ‘new blood’ in rural areas
河南大学生村官计划调查:为农村干部输入新血
EastDay.com, June 6, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node66550/userobject1ai1157860.html

Human rights – bilateral ties
Australia under fire over treatment of defecting Chinese diplomat
AFP via YahooNews.com, June 6, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050606/wl_asia_afp/australia
chinadiplomat/nc:731;_ylt=AkUbIoC_DIuW.pvtrqQLjTcBxg8F;
_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Rumsfeld warns Beijing about lack of democracy
SCMP, June 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHWR2GA9E.html

June 4th
Right activists under surveillance in wake of June 4th anniversary
六四敏感期民运人士被监控
Voice of America, June 5, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/N2005-06-05-voa36.cfm

Close watch as parents mourn June 4 victims
SCMP, June 5, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4UGYFA9E.html

Tiananmen crusaders adopt a new rallying cry
SCMP, June 5, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ01O3GA9E.html

History is on our side, says dissident
SCMP, June 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCQFYFA9E.html

Labour-Industrial accidents/Children
Schoolchildren Appeal to China's Leaders Over Fireworks Factory On Their Doorstep
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/06/04/fireworks/

Law
Lawyers in politics viable in China?
律师从政 在华可行？
Voice of America, June 5, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-06-05-voa51.cfm

Media-Internet
China fights to control the net
The Australian via China Digital News, June 6, 2005
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/
0,5744,15521940%255E2703,00.html

Public health
Trading of human organs prohibited
Xinhuanet.com, June 5, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/05/content_304
6250.htm

WTO
China to host WTO mini-ministerial meeting
Xinhuanet.com, June 4, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/04/content_304
4887.htm